Hardware-free suspension?

[thekalimist]

i always knew they were weight saving but didnt know how much. I used 7/64" amsteel to make my nacrabiners. Just to put your eyes on some numbers and contribute to the visual content i thought id post pics. note this is NOT a suspension biner but you get the idea:



microbiner


nacrabiner


cant even imagine the savings with ZingIt

[TiredFeet]

Are prussik knots secure enough for suspension? I'm trying to think of something I can rig up without ordering some funky cord for whoopie slings. I'm thinking I could set up the strap around a tree and do a faux-woopie sling with a long cord fastened to the strap, and a bit of rope Prussik'd onto that from the hammock. slide up and down, slippery half hitch, done. right?

Prussics on the suspension is an old idea tried many times by more than one person.

The results to date indicate that for Prussics to work, you will need 1/4" suspension rope and 1/8" rope for the Prussics. Using rope less than 1/4" for the suspension, there just isn't sufficient friction for the Prussics to hold a normal adult's weight.

The weight of the 1/4" rope makes it one of the heavier options for a suspension.

[Rain Man]

Does anyone just use.... Knots?

I do. The standard HH suspension system is simple as can be, fully adjustable, and more than adequate for my purposes.

Rain Man

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